Brazil vs Türkiye
Brazil vs Türkiye: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.62 births per woman in Brazil and 1.63 births per woman in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 0.01 births per woman, or 1 times that in Brazil.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Brazil.
- In 2023, Brazil ranked 143 and Türkiye ranked 141 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at 1.58 births per woman and Türkiye at 1.61 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Brazil | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.64 | 1.71 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.65 | 1.77 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.71 | 1.89 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.74 | 2 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.74 | 2.08 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.73 | 2.12 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.78 | 2.16 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.78 | 2.19 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.76 | 2.11 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.77 | 2.11 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.78 | 2.05 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.79 | 2.08 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.8 | 2.15 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.82 | 2.17 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.86 | 2.18 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.9 | 2.19 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.94 | 2.2 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.97 | 2.2 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.01 | 2.2 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.08 | 2.27 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.16 | 2.39 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.25 | 2.49 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.34 | 2.63 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.42 | 2.71 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.47 | 2.74 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 2.51 | 2.78 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 2.57 | 2.84 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 2.6 | 2.87 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 2.66 | 2.92 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.71 | 2.94 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 2.8 | 3 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 2.9 | 3.11 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.01 | 3.34 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 3.11 | 3.45 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 3.23 | 3.54 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 3.36 | 3.66 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 3.48 | 3.78 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 3.6 | 3.91 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 3.72 | 4.06 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 3.84 | 4.21 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 3.94 | 4.35 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 4.04 | 4.45 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 4.12 | 4.58 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 4.2 | 4.69 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 4.27 | 4.78 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 4.34 | 4.93 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 4.42 | 5.09 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 4.5 | 5.24 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 4.64 | 5.41 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 4.74 | 5.55 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 4.84 | 5.67 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 4.93 | 5.78 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 5.04 | 5.87 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 5.17 | 5.96 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 5.34 | 6.06 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 5.52 | 6.15 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 5.68 | 6.22 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 5.82 | 6.29 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 5.93 | 6.34 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 5.98 | 6.38 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.02 | 6.42 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.05 | 6.38 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.08 | 6.42 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.08 | 6.43 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.08 | 6.45 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.08 | 6.46 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.08 | 6.46 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.09 | 6.47 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.09 | 6.48 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.1 | 6.47 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.12 | 6.47 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.12 | 6.47 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Brazil | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.611.36–1.87 | 1.621.39–1.85 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.61.31–1.89 | 1.621.36–1.87 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.591.26–1.91 | 1.621.33–1.9 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.581.22–1.92 | 1.621.32–1.92 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.581.18–1.94 | 1.621.29–1.93 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.581.15–1.95 | 1.611.26–1.95 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.581.13–1.95 | 1.611.26–1.95 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.571.1–1.96 | 1.611.24–1.96 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.571.09–1.97 | 1.611.24–1.98 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.571.07–1.98 | 1.611.24–1.98 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.571.07–2 | 1.611.22–1.98 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.571.05–2.02 | 1.611.22–2 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.571.06–2.03 | 1.611.18–2 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.571.04–2.03 | 1.611.2–2.02 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.571.05–2.03 | 1.611.18–2.03 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.571.04–2.06 | 1.611.18–2.05 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.571.05–2.05 | 1.611.16–2.06 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.571.03–2.07 | 1.611.16–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.571.01–2.08 | 1.611.17–2.05 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.571.02–2.09 | 1.611.16–2.05 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.571.02–2.06 | 1.611.15–2.06 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.571.01–2.08 | 1.621.12–2.07 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.570.99–2.09 | 1.621.14–2.08 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.560.99–2.08 | 1.621.12–2.09 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.561–2.09 | 1.621.12–2.09 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.560.99–2.08 | 1.621.14–2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.560.99–2.1 | 1.621.11–2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.560.98–2.1 | 1.621.1–2.11 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.621.09–2.12 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.560.98–2.1 | 1.611.08–2.11 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.560.97–2.1 | 1.611.08–2.12 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.560.96–2.1 | 1.611.07–2.12 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.560.97–2.11 | 1.611.08–2.13 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.560.97–2.13 | 1.611.07–2.14 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.560.96–2.11 | 1.611.06–2.15 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.560.93–2.12 | 1.611.05–2.15 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.570.95–2.13 | 1.611.06–2.14 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.570.95–2.13 | 1.611.04–2.15 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.560.94–2.12 | 1.621.03–2.16 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.570.93–2.14 | 1.611.02–2.15 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.570.94–2.14 | 1.621.03–2.16 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.570.93–2.14 | 1.621.03–2.17 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.570.94–2.14 | 1.611.02–2.17 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.570.94–2.15 | 1.611.01–2.17 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.570.93–2.17 | 1.611.02–2.17 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.570.93–2.17 | 1.611.01–2.17 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.570.91–2.17 | 1.611–2.15 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.570.92–2.19 | 1.611.01–2.16 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.570.92–2.19 | 1.611.03–2.18 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.570.93–2.17 | 1.611.01–2.18 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.570.93–2.18 | 1.610.98–2.18 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.580.93–2.18 | 1.610.98–2.17 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.580.94–2.17 | 1.610.98–2.17 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.580.94–2.18 | 1.620.97–2.19 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.580.94–2.18 | 1.620.97–2.2 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.580.94–2.2 | 1.620.97–2.2 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.570.93–2.19 | 1.620.97–2.2 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.570.93–2.2 | 1.620.95–2.22 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.570.92–2.18 | 1.620.95–2.22 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.580.92–2.19 | 1.620.97–2.22 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.580.92–2.2 | 1.620.97–2.23 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.580.92–2.22 | 1.620.97–2.24 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.570.91–2.21 | 1.620.98–2.25 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.570.9–2.2 | 1.620.98–2.25 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.570.91–2.2 | 1.620.98–2.25 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.580.91–2.21 | 1.620.98–2.26 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.580.91–2.22 | 1.620.96–2.26 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.580.91–2.21 | 1.620.96–2.24 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.580.89–2.21 | 1.620.96–2.26 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.580.89–2.21 | 1.620.96–2.24 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.580.87–2.22 | 1.620.94–2.25 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.580.86–2.22 | 1.620.96–2.27 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.580.87–2.22 | 1.620.95–2.26 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.580.87–2.23 | 1.610.96–2.26 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.580.86–2.23 | 1.610.93–2.26 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.580.86–2.23 | 1.610.95–2.26 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.580.84–2.24 | 1.610.95–2.27 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025